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Possible UTI?

I just got my little dude Augustus (Gus) a couple of days ago. He is settling in well, he is playing, eating, and drinking water well. I have been taking him outside every time he wakes up, eats, drinks or plays. I have noticed that when he first wakes up he has a steady stream of urine. He then will continue to squat like he has to pee but only a couple of drops will come out. He is not excessively straining or whimpering when peeing. He even does this inside after he pees outside (I know puppies are gonna have accidents haha) and he does this every 2-3 mins, each time only getting a couple drops out. I’m not really concerned about an obstruction but I am concerned about a UTI, I plan on taking him to the vet tomorrow but I was just curious if anyone else has experienced this with a basset puppy or adult for that matter. As I stated earlier, he is eating, drinking and playing like a puppy should. He does sleep a lot, he takes like 2 hour naps and is then up for 30-60mins and then back to sleep. Any help would be appreciated!

u/GreenIndependent7382 — 4 days ago
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Thoughts on basset as only dog?

I grew up with Rottweilers and, prior to having my daughter, had Great Danes. We’ve been dog-less since my daughter was born, and while I’ve enjoyed a clean house, I really miss having a dog and our daughter (who is turning 6) is also dog-crazy and ready.

The only issue is that a large breed dog is not in the picture for us. My daughter, despite being exposed to dogs a ton, is just too timid for a large dog…but she loves my in-laws 13 year old mini schnauzer…and a friend’s small hound. We have a friend who has 2 Basset Hounds and their goofy, friendly, and (relatively) laid-back nature have convinced me the breed is a good fit for us. This friend put us in touch with her breeder and she has a litter due later this month, which gives us several months to prepare/puppy-proof our house.

I’m not worried about the woes of puppy life or stubbornness (Danes are also quite stubborn 🤣), but I’m actually concerned about the dog being an only dog. My plan is that on weekdays, I’ll drop the dog at doggy daycare (once a week my husband works from home so the dog would stay home with someone). The doggy daycare is run out of our local vets office and is highly recommended by several people I work with.

So the dog will get to have lots of playtime/interaction with dogs during the day, but at home it’s just my husband, myself, and my daughter. My daughter will likely dote on this dog nonstop, too.

Will this be enough? I’ve read many posts about how important the pack is to Bassets…so I would love to hear from anyone else who has only one Basset and if that’s worked well for your family!

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u/TannersPancakeHouse — 11 days ago
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Clearly need to figure out how to adjust this. Toastie is mortified

I'm not sure this helped at all because she wouldn't let me put it over her head. Clearly I need to practice

u/Legitimate_Team_9959 — 11 days ago
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Limping basset update

I posted a while ago about my basset limping on one of her rear legs. She is the 3 yo tricolor cutie in the photo, pictured with her lemon brother who is 1. The vet put her on anti-inflammatory medication which really helps, and we finally had her sedated xray done. It turns out she has a small tear in her ligament on that leg that has led to inflammation among other things. The vet said she expects this is related to genetics and she got this injury running (these two have regular basset races in our fenced yard). The vet said that my girl will recover, which is great. At the same time, the vet indicated that it is likely that there will be further such injuries on both legs, because statistically this is what happens over time, which terrifies me. I welcome advice, especially from folks with pups with similar diagnoses.

u/sbs2003 — 14 days ago